Girls and Women: How the World Sees Women (1971)
1971 · Short film · 29 min · dir. Sharon Lowen
Synopsis
A student group performs a theater piece entitled "Women are like elephants", which spoofs statements about women by Aristotle, Jean Rousseau, Samuel Johnson, and Abbie Hoffman. A panel discusses children's literature, magazines, advertising, and television, and concludes that the media have been guilty of presenting stereotypes of women to their disadvantage. Considers ways women can escape these negative images and influences. Episode from the Girls and Women series produced by the University…
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- Director
- Sharon Lowen
- Running time
- 29 minutes
Cast & crew
- Sharon Lowen Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Still relevant quotes from aross cultures and millenia · SharonLowen · 2024-03-01
AT the age of 74, I stumbled on this prodution I did for U of M Educational TV in Ann Arbor, Michigan which served as my B.A. Honors Thesis for the degree the Board of Governors allowed me to create. Humanities, Fine Arts and Asian Studies. I find the quotes from aross cultures and millenia I used for this dance/pantomime presentation still resonate in the hearts and minds of too many populations today. i plan to share it on International Women's Day 2024 from my home in New Delhi India where I have made a highly successful career over the past 50 years as a classical Indian dance performing…
